Birds of War

[Jack Cook]

B-25J 42nd BG 1945

B-25J 345th BG

P-51Ds 21st FG 1945

Capt Jim Sprinkle 44th FS 1945

P-47D 366th Fg 1944

P-47D 58th FG

P-38L 68th FS

P-51D 353rd FG

P-47D 365th FG 1944

P-38 production 1945

L/C Roy Webb 361st FG

Maj. Jack Price 78th FG 1943

[Chicoartist]

Gr8 stuff, Jack!

Wade

[gregv]

excellent shots as usual, thanks for posting!

what happened to the shredded P-47? Almost looks like a parafrag went off under it or something.

cheers

gv

[daveymac82c]

Hey Jack,

That picture of the P-38 production line appears to be in excellent clarity. Not fuzzy at all. The sharpness is quite amazing for that time period.

Thanks for posting those.

-David

[tom d. friedman]

all new pics for me!! thanks!!! hedy lamar especially.

[O.P.]

all new pics for me!! thanks!!! hedy lamar especially.

IT"S HEADLEY!


.....I couldn't resist..........

[EDowning]

The pics are great, as usual. The Hedy Lamarr picture caused me to do a little research on her, she must have made better nose art, than a wife.

Spouse
Lewis J. Boies (4 March 1963 - 21 June 1965) (divorced; separated 15 October 1964)
W. Howard Lee (22 December 1953 - 1960) (divorced)
Teddy Stauffer (12 June 1951 - 1952) (divorced)
John Loder (27 May 1943 - 17 July 1947) (divorced) 2 children
Gene Markey (5 March 1939 - 3 October 1941) (divorced) 1 child
Fritz Mandl (10 August 1933 - 1937) (divorced)

[tom d. friedman]

i toyed with the headly comeback, but didn't. rat farts!!! ya snooze ya lose!!! i'm a big blazing saddles movie fan too!!!

[Elroy13]

Has anyone seen a B-25 with the nose art called "The ink squirts" ? I believe I saw the pic in the latest or previous Air Classics. This is a really cool nose art with cartoon characters hanging out of the nose windows. I will see if I can find the BG or BS.

edit: 820th BS 41st BG

Last edited by Elroy13 on Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:44 pm, edited 2 times in total.

[maxum96]

excellent shots as usual, thanks for posting!

what happened to the shredded P-47? Almost looks like a parafrag went off under it or something.

cheers

gv

I read the story about that P-47 a long time ago. I can't remember the details exactly, but it was either taking off or landing and the ordnance it was carry detonated. Maybe someone else has more details.

[51fixer]

The P-47 is missing the tire on the R/H main wheel. Might have blown on TO or as a result of the wild ride it took. I don't think any ammo blew. The torn skin on the left wing covers the gear well. The ammo is outboard of the guns and that area is intact.
The P-38 photo is much earlier than 45. The P-38s are earlier than the J model. Small radiators, curved windshield and early oil cooler lower cowl setup. Also I believe they had some netting above later on although I wouldn't be surprized if they worked outside of the camo netting.
Rich